Selected quad for the lemma: sense_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sense_n	abraham_n	covenant_n	seed_n	2,017	5	9.1132	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28344	Vindiciæ foederis, or, A treatise of the covenant of God enterd with man-kinde in the several kindes and degrees of it, in which the agreement and respective differences of the covenant of works and the covenant of grace, of the old and new covenant are discust ... / [by] Thomas Blake ... ; whereunto is annexed a sermon preached at his funeral by Mr. Anthony Burgesse, and a funeral oration made at his death by Mr. Samuel Shaw.	Blake, Thomas, 1597?-1657.; Burgess, Anthony, d. 1664.; Shaw, Samuel, 1635-1696.	1658 (1658)	Wing B3150; ESTC R31595	453,190	558

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though_o child_n of_o the_o flesh_n in_o some_o other_o scripture_n meaning_n gal._n 4_o 29._o do_v note_n out_o justiciaries_n seek_v salvation_n in_o the_o law_n yet_o here_o rom._n 9_o 8._o the_o literal_a meaning_n be_v to_o be_v take_v a_o child_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v such_o a_o one_o who_o descend_v from_o abraham_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n but_o how_o can_v mr._n bayne_n possible_o mean_a gal._n 4_o 29._o as_o i_o be_o here_o tell_v he_o do_v when_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o child_n of_o the_o flesh_n when_o those_o word_n be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v there_o but_o bear_v after_o the_o flesh_n and_o those_o term_n child_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o bear_v after_o the_o flesh_n be_v in_o this_o very_a place_n by_o my_o adversary_n distinguish_v and_o though_o master_n bayne_n do_v not_o quote_v gal_n 4_o 29._o in_o that_o place_n which_o i_o mention_v yet_o doctor_n abbot_n in_o thomsoni_fw-la diatribam_fw-la p._n 115._o say_v circumcisus_fw-la est_fw-la ishmael_n circumcisus_fw-la &_o isaac_n solus_fw-la autem_fw-la isaac_n natus_fw-la secundum_fw-la spiritum_fw-la ishmael_n tantummodo_fw-la secundum_fw-la carnem_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la autem_fw-la justificatus_fw-la qui_fw-la natus_fw-la est_fw-la tantum_fw-la modo_fw-la secundum_fw-la carnem_fw-la ishmael_n quanquam_fw-la circumcisus_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la tamen_fw-la justificatus_fw-la etc._n etc._n here_o he_o plain_o make_v the_o birth_n of_o the_o flesh_n a_o honour_n give_v circumcision_n though_o a_o honour_n inferior_a to_o that_o of_o the_o birth_n of_o the_o spirit_n which_o justification_n accompany_v and_o he_o quote_v gal._n 4._o 29._o as_o a_o proof_n of_o what_o he_o speak_v and_o i_o be_o much_o engage_v to_o my_o antagonist_n for_o his_o quotation_n out_o of_o hierome_n sicut_fw-la ergo_fw-la tum_fw-la major_a frater_fw-la ishmael_n lactentem_fw-la adhuc_fw-la &_o parvulum_fw-la persequabatur_fw-la isaac_n sibi_fw-la circumcisionis_fw-la prerogativum_fw-la sibi_fw-la primogenita_fw-la vendicans_fw-la ita_fw-la &_o nunc_fw-la etc._n etc._n whence_o have_v he_o this_o prerogative_n of_o circumcision_n but_o from_o this_o birth_n that_o i_o speak_v of_o from_o abraham_n and_o there_o be_v the_o like_a prerogative_n of_o birth_n still_o continue_v or_o else_o there_o be_v no_o parity_n in_o the_o apostle_n reddition_n here_o i_o shall_v take_v notice_n of_o a_o fourfold_a absurdity_n endeavour_v to_o be_v fasten_v upon_o i_o 1._o that_o i_o understand_v this_o to_o be_v say_v of_o infant_n which_o then_o must_v be_v say_v to_o persecute_v but_o i_o understand_v it_o not_o of_o infant_n but_o of_o those_o which_o sometime_o be_v infant_n and_o have_v their_o birth_n in_o infancy_n from_o such_o and_o such_o parent_n 2._o that_o i_o take_v be_v bear_v after_o the_o flesh_n in_o the_o latter_a part_n to_o note_v a_o natural_a birth_n but_o that_o be_v clean_o beside_o the_o apostle_n meaning_n who_o consider_v person_n bear_v after_o the_o flesh_n not_o as_o bear_v by_o humane_a member_n and_o seed_n but_o as_o bear_v by_o a_o fleshly_a covenant_n otherwise_o it_o will_v import_v no_o allegory_n contrary_a to_o the_o apostle_n speech_n ver_fw-la 24._o which_o tell_v we_o these_o thing_n be_v a_o allegory_n if_o i_o shall_v take_v it_o in_o one_o part_n of_o the_o proposition_n in_o one_o sense_n and_o in_o another_o part_n of_o the_o proposition_n in_o another_o sense_n i_o shall_v then_o quite_o spoil_v the_o agreement_n which_o i_o be_o tell_v must_v be_v in_o it_o and_o then_o i_o may_v have_v be_v indeed_o argue_v against_o for_o a_o absurdity_n whereas_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o apostle_n consider_v person_n bear_v after_o the_o flesh_n not_o as_o bear_v by_o humane_a member_n and_o seed_n but_o as_o bear_v by_o a_o fleshly_a covenant_n i_o say_v that_o that_o be_v false_a as_o to_o the_o history_n and_o i_o have_v show_v by_o reason_n that_o have_v yet_o no_o satisfy_a answer_n that_o the_o apostle_n

v_o 22_o 23._o lay_n down_o the_o history_n which_o afterward_o he_o allegorize_v in_o five_o verse_n and_o then_o make_v application_n of_o the_o history_n and_o not_o of_o the_o allegory_n v_o 29._o 3._o that_o to_o be_v bear_v after_o the_o flesh_n shall_v import_v birth_n of_o abraham_n as_o a_o believer_n and_o so_o natural_a generation_n of_o each_o child_n of_o a_o believer_n in_o that_o respect_n ●ut_v then_o to_o be_v bear_v after_o the_o flesh_n will_v be_v common_a to_o isaac_n with_o ishmael_n to_o he_o that_o be_v bear_v after_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o free_a woman_n by_o promise_n with_o he_o that_o be_v bear_v after_o the_o flesh_n of_o the_o the_o bondwoman_n for_o to_o be_v bear_v of_o abraham_n or_o a_o believer_n agree_v also_o to_o isaac_n to_o he_o that_o be_v bear_v after_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o freewoman_n by_o promise_n whereas_o to_o be_v bear_v after_o the_o flesh_n be_v take_v in_o a_o sense_n from_o which_o isaac_n and_o we_o that_o be_v paul_n and_o 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